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British Workwear Jacket - 1930s?

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I'll Lock Up
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vtg-Pexwear-1930s-British-Work-Chore-Jacket-/330854833568?pt=UK_Men_s_Vintage_Coats_Jackets&hash=item4d087c1da0

I don't know anything about workwear, so I have no idea whether it is actually a 1930s jacket. But it's quite nice.

The vendor has a few other nice bits and pieces:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/hobnail-t/m.html?item=330854833568&pt=UK_Men_s_Vintage_Coats_Jackets&hash=item4d087c1da0&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562
 

Edward

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Somewhere in my parents' house there is a similar jacket in a burgundy hue, which was my shopfloor uniform during my student days, back in the Nineties. From memory, mine was polycotton. I'd have expected back in the day (certainly pre-1970) they were drill cotton or similar? At a guess, I'd say this could be 1950s, but it really is only a guess based on dated examples I have seen before. Would be interesting to see a photo of the back. Based on examples I have seen in the past, a belt back would be much more common on vintage, and unseen in more recent examples.
 

Fastuni

Call Me a Cab
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Nice one (I also guess 1950's, but looks good for earlier... nice lapels and pockets).
Too bad about the rather short sleeves (21 inches). The backside would be interesting indeed.
 

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